Daily Quiz anyone?

[easthammer]

"If you are stuck at home and bored like me. How about exercising the old grey cells? I have for a number of years run quiz nights and couple of times a year. I was due to do one tomorrow which is now cancelled So I have a bank of questions sitting in my computer's hard drive. They are quite eclectic in their nature. I am thinking I could put up a set of questions for which you write down your answers. After 30mins or so I will put up the answers. DO NOT POST YOUR ANSWERS. before I post the right answers. You mark your own answers and post your score. I will then record the scores and at the end of the ""lockdown"" we will see who is WHO's brainbox supreme. Obiviously no looking up the answers (you only cheat yourselves) Word of warning these won't be easy questions as they have been devised for teams of six. Forming teams on here might be too problematic. So I'll try to pick out the easier questions. Any interest?"

[Far Cough]

I thought it was the Rijksmuseum as well but I did get the dead sea scrolls

[zebthecat]

Not sure what happened there. 10 today - wrong guesses for Rijksmuseum and the Torah. Thanks zico.

[zebthecat]

(nt)

[Westside]

8 for me. Thanks.

[Westside]

8 for me. Thanks.

[Far Cough]

4 cheers

[easthammer]

7 for me thank you Zico

[Mad Dog]

7. Thanks

[Mad Dog]

7. Thanks

[zico]

"Evening shift tonight so early answers. 1991 January - 17 January 1991 – Gulf War: Operation ………………..begins with air strikes against Iraq. Desert Storm February - ………………..is released and becomes only the third film after It Happened One Night (1934) and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) to win the top five categories at the Academy Awards: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Actor; Best Actress; and Best Adapted Screenplay. It is also the first, and to date only, Best Picture winner widely considered to be a horror film. The Silence of the Lambs March - The Birmingham ………………..are freed after the Court of Appeal quashes their convictions over the 1974 pub bombings in Birmingham which killed 21 people and injured more than 160 others. Six April - In the Netherlands, thieves steal 20 paintings worth $500 million from the ………………..Museum in Amsterdam; they are found in an abandoned car near the museum less than an hour later. Van Gogh May - ……………….. becomes the first British person, first Western European woman and first privately funded woman in space, flying with the Soyuz TM-12 mission. Helen Sharman June - Mount Unzen in Japan erupts, killing 46 people as a result of ………………. Flow. Pyroclastic July - U.S. boxer Mike Tyson is arrested and charged with the rape of Miss Black America contestant ………………..three days earlier, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Desiree Washington August - At the World Championships in Athletics (Tokyo), Mike Powell breaks ………………..almost 23-year-old long jump world record by 5 cm (2 inches), leaping 8.95 m (29 ft 4+1⁄4 in). (The world record still stands, making it the longest-standing long jump world record since records have been kept.) Bob Beamon's September - The Huntington Library makes the……………….. (ancient Jewish and Hebrew religious manuscripts discovered between 1946 and 1956) available to the public for the first time. Dead Sea Scrolls October - Canadian singer Bryan Adams makes history when his hit single (Everything I Do) I Do It for You, which features in the film …………………, enters its fifteenth successive week at #1 in the UK singles charts. (It would end up being number one for 16 weeks) Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves November - Walt Disney Pictures releases……………….., based on the original fairy tale and Jean Cocteau's 1946 film, the film became one of the most prestigious and greatest animated and romantic films in cinema history. It went on to become the first animated film ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Beauty and the Beast December - ………………..announced as the first female director general of MI5 Stella Rimington"

[zico]

"Assume you mean comedy sketch shows MD rather than Tony Hart and Morph! ;-) You are right. Noticed recently that the US comedian Kelly Monteith passed away, hardly any publicity at all. Remember his BBC shows were really funny. Loved Dave Allen as well. 1991 January - 17 January 1991 – Gulf War: Operation ………………..begins with air strikes against Iraq. February - ………………..is released and becomes only the third film after It Happened One Night (1934) and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) to win the top five categories at the Academy Awards: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Actor; Best Actress; and Best Adapted Screenplay. It is also the first, and to date only, Best Picture winner widely considered to be a horror film. March - The Birmingham ………………..are freed after the Court of Appeal quashes their convictions over the 1974 pub bombings in Birmingham which killed 21 people and injured more than 160 others. April - In the Netherlands, thieves steal 20 paintings worth $500 million from the ………………..Museum in Amsterdam; they are found in an abandoned car near the museum less than an hour later. May - ……………….. becomes the first British person, first Western European woman and first privately funded woman in space, flying with the Soyuz TM-12 mission. June - Mount Unzen in Japan erupts, killing 46 people as a result of ………………. Flow. July - U.S. boxer Mike Tyson is arrested and charged with the rape of Miss Black America contestant ………………..three days earlier, in Indianapolis, Indiana. August - At the World Championships in Athletics (Tokyo), Mike Powell breaks ………………..almost 23-year-old long jump world record by 5 cm (2 inches), leaping 8.95 m (29 ft 4+1⁄4 in). (The world record still stands, making it the longest-standing long jump world record since records have been kept.) September - The Huntington Library makes the……………….. (ancient Jewish and Hebrew religious manuscripts discovered between 1946 and 1956) available to the public for the first time. October - Canadian singer Bryan Adams makes history when his hit single (Everything I Do) I Do It for You, which features in the film …………………, enters its fifteenth successive week at #1 in the UK singles charts. (It would end up being number one for 16 weeks) November - Walt Disney Pictures releases……………….., based on the original fairy tale and Jean Cocteau's 1946 film, the film became one of the most prestigious and greatest animated and romantic films in cinema history. It went on to become the first animated film ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. December - ………………..announced as the first female director general of MI5"

[easthammer]

3 for me thanks Zico

[Westside]

6 for me. Ta.

[Mad Dog]

Also noticed sketch shows have basically disappeared too

[zico]

"Used to love the Gen Game. Can still remember the clay pottery wheel game, absolutely hilarious. So sad that ""variety"" has vanished from our screens these days. Brucie, Eric and Ernie, real entertainers and good old family viewing."

[zebthecat]

9 today. Completely forgot about Rosemary Ford. My left foot is a great film.

[Mad Dog]

"Aye. Dont remember the older one, but as mentioned, my memory stems from harry Enfield ""What you copped off with leslie Ash one and that rosemary ""what's on the board miss"" ford?"" Yeah Oh yeah Eh calm down, calm down, 90s is my favourite decade and it helps the buster Douglas and Cup final goal were questions I posed a while ago"

[zico]

"Excellent MD, wondered if that one was a bit tough. If I remember rightly it was ""Scores on the doors Isla"" and then ""Scores on the board Ms Ford"" Rios anything for Tues and Wed?>"

[Far Cough]

"4 only, cheers"

[riosleftsock]

Only 5 today ta

[Mad Dog]

9 today. Particularly pleased I got rosemary Ford Mainly because I remember her name from the harry Enfield sketch when the scousers went to london

[zico]

"Apologies for the late answers, tough day! 1990 January - Irish singer Sin?©ad O'Connor released her famous single ""Nothing Compares 2 U"" (originally written and composed by ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..) Prince February - ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..defeated Mike Tyson by a knockout in round 10 to win the world's unified Heavyweight title, in what many consider boxing's biggest upset ever. Buster Douglas March - The Hunt for Red October is released. It is the first film in author ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..""Jack Ryan"" franchise and is met with critical and blockbuster commercial success. Tom Clancy's April - The longest prison riot in Britain's history begins at ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..Prison in Manchester, and continues for 3 weeks and 3 days, until April 25. Strangeways May - Bobby Robson announces that he will not be renewing his contract as manager of the England national football team after the World Cup in Italy this summer and will be taking over at ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ.. after the finals. PSV Eindhoven June - Joanne Rowling gets the idea for Harry Potter while on a train from Manchester to London Euston railway station. She begins writing Harry Potter and the ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..which will be completed in 1995 and published in 1997 Philosopher's Stone July - West Germany defeats Argentina 1‚Äì0 to win the 1990 FIFA World Cup with an 85th minute penalty by full back ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ.. Andreas Brehme August - ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..conducts his final concert, ending with Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He suffers a coughing fit in the middle of one piece which almost brings the concert to a premature end and dies a couple of months later in October. Leonard Bernstein September ‚Äì After an eight-year absence, The Generation Game.returns to BBC1 with Bruce Forsyth as its returning host and ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..as its hostess. Rosemarie Ford October ‚Äì Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..for his efforts to lessen Cold War tensions and reform his nation. Nobel Peace Prize November - Kevin Costner's directorial debut, ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ.., is released. It later earns twelve Academy Award nominations and wins seven, including Best Picture and Best Director for Costner. Dances with Wolves December - The network television premiere of My Left Foot, Jim Sheridan's 1989 biopic of the writer ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..on ITV, starring Daniel Day-Lewis. Christy Brown"

[zico]

"1990 January - Irish singer Sin?©ad O'Connor released her famous single ""Nothing Compares 2 U"" (originally written and composed by ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..) February - ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..defeated Mike Tyson by a knockout in round 10 to win the world's unified Heavyweight title, in what many consider boxing's biggest upset ever. March - The Hunt for Red October is released. It is the first film in author ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..""Jack Ryan"" franchise and is met with critical and blockbuster commercial success. April - The longest prison riot in Britain's history begins at ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..Prison in Manchester, and continues for 3 weeks and 3 days, until April 25. May - Bobby Robson announces that he will not be renewing his contract as manager of the England national football team after the World Cup in Italy this summer and will be taking over at ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ.. after the finals. June - Joanne Rowling gets the idea for Harry Potter while on a train from Manchester to London Euston railway station. She begins writing Harry Potter and the ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..which will be completed in 1995 and published in 1997 July - West Germany defeats Argentina 1‚Äì0 to win the 1990 FIFA World Cup with an 85th minute penalty by full back ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ.. August - ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..conducts his final concert, ending with Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He suffers a coughing fit in the middle of one piece which almost brings the concert to a premature end and dies a couple of months later in October. September ‚Äì After an eight-year absence, The Generation Game.returns to BBC1 with Bruce Forsyth as its returning host and ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..as its hostess. October ‚Äì Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..for his efforts to lessen Cold War tensions and reform his nation. November - Kevin Costner's directorial debut, ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ.., is released. It later earns twelve Academy Award nominations and wins seven, including Best Picture and Best Director for Costner. December - The network television premiere of My Left Foot, Jim Sheridan's 1989 biopic of the writer ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ‚Ķ..on ITV, starring Daniel Day-Lewis"

[zebthecat]

12 yesterday. I need to get a life.

[easthammer]

"7 thanks MD, not too bad given that out of all the shows mentioned, I have only really watched the Simpsons and Roger Rabbit"